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Doubtful of this. It costs money to develop that stuff, and how many folks are going to buy it? The older the edition, the smaller the player base and its not getting any larger. I also wonder how many folks who bought their 3rd edition books 20 years ago are going to be interested in paying...

My first introduction to fantasy was actually The Elder Scrolls. Orcs in that universe are green. It was very formative in my association with fantasy stereotypes, to the point that Catfolk and lizardfolk are as iconic as Elves and Dwarves, imo. Many of the friends I started playing D&D with in...

The idea that you're so angry you can't set up your tent properly is peak comedy. My players tended to share tents because some didn't understand the importance of bushcraft rolls (partially my fault for not explaining but we all went in blind) so only about half the party was competent enough...

Mostly branding/perspective I think. One group of players wasn't really interested in an old version of D&D when there are more modern experiences that are smoother. Another was open to the idea of a more dangerous RPG, but were more interested in trying something different like Warhammer...

I absolutely adore this game. As a gamer in her 20s, it feels like what I imagine old school D&D was like, and perfectly scratches my old-school D&D itch. Several people have pointed out its kind of OSR-adjacent, mixing that design philosophy with modern rules and I totally agree. I've been...

Foundry. I like that only the GM needs to pay for a copy and its a one and done payment, no subscriptions. Its not difficult to host your game locally on your own machine either. It has pretty good functionality out of the box and with community modules its really elevated. I tried Fantasy...

I find it really funny that a bunch of conservative news outlets are mad about D&D "going woke." A probably not insignificant portion of their viewer base probably still believes in satanic panic nonsense. So they're going to be stirred up by changes in a game they already condemn? Really...

I always assumed the issue was that some races had penalties, such as to CHA, WIS or INT. This carries with it some sketchy implications. Having a "stupid" race is kind of a bad look no matter what, and saying an entire race is grumpy with bad CHA sort of creates the mono-culture problem. But I...

I think its important to acknowledge that there are many games that are complete and perfect out of the box (or book), but I still salivate at the prospect of new material, just because I like it so much. Dragonbane is a great example. Lotta love for Dragonbane, which I have to agree with. I am...

As several others have said, no I don't think its cool to be a nerd, its just that several nerdy things have been appropriated. The MCU, Star Wars, video games and arguably Dungeons & Dragons (but not RPGs in general). However if you dig deep, there are a lot of "nerdy" hobbies that still get...

I love Hopepunk and I love this idea. Its basically my standard format of gaming at this point. Real life can already be enough of a bummer. I'm not looking to reconstruct those systematic prejudices, unless of course we get to tear them down and punch bigots in the face along the way.

I've bought many accessories and game books over the years, and continue to do so, but there are a handful of staples: I've been using the same Chessex Wet-Erase battle map for 12 years. It was one of the first things I bought as a baby GM (from my FLGS) in high school, its been with me for my...

As someone who likes to play with minis, I really want to see more women minis on the table, and I don't just mean PCs. I mean like, I have orcs, town guards, goblins, etc in my mini box and they're all men. For example, I'm looking to get minis for Cyberpunk/Modern and Anvil Industry has...

Guess that's me out then.

Last year I moved out of my parents house into my own apartment. I have way less space to store stuff, and less money to spend on stuff. And... its fine. I realized the things that I already have are more than adequate, and they have been. So I'm certainly moving in a more minimalist...

Its a lot of things that sort of mash together into a soup, that can't really be replicated anywhere else. I love getting together with my friends. I love tactical combat and minis and boards and dice. I love a story that unravels as we play. I love being able to adopt a persona, or multiple...

This is a breath of fresh air, but I feel like "Creation Method Not Chosen By Publisher" might just allow people to side-step this. Still, if it even reduces the amount of AI I see on DriveThru I'm happy.

Yes and no, I think its less about how much rules and more about where they are focused. 5e, PF, 3.5, etc. have either very granular or very hands off rules for how much time passes in a dungeon. Things I find important for random encounters, duration of torches/magic, etc. All which is...

Love PF2, it solved all the issues I had with 5e and 3.5 so it was a no-brainier for me to pick it up. I've been playing it in-person for a few months now, both at a gamestore for PFS and in a home game of Agents of Edgewatch. I've found most accusations of being hard to run at the table to be...

When we needed a bunch of names for nameless cultists, we broke them into trios and had: Mark Tom Travis Billie Tre Mike Kevin Joe Nick And several others I don't recall.